COLORS

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　　What is pink? A rose is pink 什么是粉紅色?

　　By the fountain's brink.噴泉邊的玫瑰就是粉紅色。

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　　What is red? A poppy's red 什么是艷紅色?

　　In its barley bed.在大麥床里的罌粟花就是艷紅色。

　　[3]

　　What is blue? The sky is blue 什么是蔚藍色?天空就是蔚藍色，

　　Where the clouds float thro'.云朵飄過其間。

　　[4]

　　What is white? A swan is white 什么是白色?

　　Sailing in the light.陽光下嬉水的天鵝就是白色。

　　[5]

　　What is yellow? Pears are yellow，什么是黃色?梨兒就是黃色，

　　Rich and ripe and mellow.熟透且多汁。

　　[6]

　　What is green? The grass is green，什么是綠色?草就是綠色，

　　With small flowers between.小花摻雜其間。

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　　What is violet? Clouds are violet 什么是紫色?夏日夕陽里的

　　In the summer twilight.彩霞就是紫色。

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　　What is orange? Why， an orange，什么是橘色?當然啦!

　　Just an orange!橘子就是橘色。

　　by C. G. Rossetti